You could always download an emulator and some roms, and test the games before you buy them, but I guess that would be illegal.
You should try out the Fire Emblem series, though.
Itīs completely different to the usual RPGīs, highly addicting, but you have to swallow some bad anime drawings. If a character dies, for example, heīs dead for the rest of the game, and the story develops in another direction. Some characters have a backstory with another, some develop a story if you pair them up with others.